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A banner calling for help in the Delmas 36 neighborhood in Port-au-Prince. U.S. officials said they are using three additional airfields to speed the arrival of supplies.

A banner calling for help in the Delmas 36 neighborhood in Port-au-Prince. U.S. officials said they are using three additional airfields to speed the arrival of supplies. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)

A banner calling for help in the Delmas 36 neighborhood in Port-au-Prince. U.S. officials said they are using three additional airfields to speed the arrival of supplies.